Campaign against Vicksburg

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military campaign
gptkbp:aftermath Split the Confederacy
gptkbp:alliance Divide and conquer
Approximately 77,000
gptkbp:casualties Total casualties approximately 77,000
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkbp:date July 4, 1863
May 18, 1863
gptkbp:duration 47 days
gptkbp:electionYear Strengthened_Union_position
gptkbp:followedBy Battle of Jackson
gptkbp:historicalContext Civil War era
gptkbp:historicalEvent Turning point in the war
gptkbp:historicalFigures gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
John C. Pemberton
gptkbp:historicalImpact Turning_point_in_the_Civil_War
Boosted_Northern_morale
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Major victory for the Union
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Campaign against Vicksburg
gptkbp:involved gptkb:Confederate_Army
gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:keyIssues Battle of Vicksburg
gptkbp:lawEnforcement Approximately 33,000
gptkbp:location gptkb:Vicksburg,_Mississippi
gptkbp:logistics Union supply lines established
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:End_of_Confederate_control_of_Mississippi_River
gptkb:Secured_Union_control_of_the_Mississippi
Blockade
Siege of Vicksburg
Siege
Encirclement
Capture_Vicksburg
Grant's_leadership_praised
Vicksburg_falls_to_Union
gptkbp:navalFleet gptkb:Union_Navy
gptkbp:opposedBy John C. Pemberton
gptkbp:outcome Surrender of Vicksburg
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:precededBy Battle of Champion Hill
gptkbp:providesSupportFor Confederate_shortages
gptkbp:relatedTo Anaconda Plan
gptkbp:result Union victory
gptkbp:river gptkb:Mississippi_River
gptkbp:significance Control_of_the_Mississippi_River
gptkbp:significantEvent Surrender on July 4, 1863
gptkbp:strategicGoals Split the Confederacy in two
Control of supply lines
gptkbp:supportRole Confederate_fortifications
gptkbp:tactics Siege warfare
Surrounding the city